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| Nigeria troops patrols riot city | Nigeria troops patrols riot city |
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| Troops and riot police are patrolling the Nigerian city of Jos, after fighting between gangs of Muslim and Christian youths in the central city. | Troops and riot police are patrolling the Nigerian city of Jos, after fighting between gangs of Muslim and Christian youths in the central city. |
| At least 12 people have reportedly died, but the Plateau State authorities have yet to confirm a figure. | At least 12 people have reportedly died, but the Plateau State authorities have yet to confirm a figure. |
| Houses, mosques and churches were set alight and a dusk-to-dawn curfew is now in force. | Houses, mosques and churches were set alight and a dusk-to-dawn curfew is now in force. |
| The city has a history of ethnic and religious tension - at least 200 people were killed in 2008 and 1,000 in 2001. | The city has a history of ethnic and religious tension - at least 200 people were killed in 2008 and 1,000 in 2001. |
| Dan Manjang, special adviser on media to the Plateau State governor, said it was not yet known what sparked the unrest on Sunday. | Dan Manjang, special adviser on media to the Plateau State governor, said it was not yet known what sparked the unrest on Sunday. |
| He told the BBC's Network Africa programme there were reports it may have started after a football match. | |
| Reuters news agency quotes residents saying the violence started after an argument over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2008 clashes. | Reuters news agency quotes residents saying the violence started after an argument over the rebuilding of homes destroyed in the 2008 clashes. |
| Correspondents say such clashes in Nigeria are often blamed on sectarianism, however poverty and access to resources such as land often lies at the root of the violence. | Correspondents say such clashes in Nigeria are often blamed on sectarianism, however poverty and access to resources such as land often lies at the root of the violence. |